About a Boy

Summary

About a Boy is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,236 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• About a Boy's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• About a Boy's director is recorded as Chris Weitz^[4].
• About a Boy's director is recorded as Paul Weitz^[5].
• About a Boy's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Hedges^[6].
• About a Boy's composer is recorded as Badly Drawn Boy^[7].
• About a Boy's genre is recorded as romantic comedy^[8].
• About a Boy's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[9].
• About a Boy's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[10].
• About a Boy's genre is recorded as drama film^[11].
• About a Boy's based on is recorded as About a Boy^[12].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Hugh Grant^[13].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Nicholas Hoult^[14].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Toni Collette^[15].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Rachel Weisz^[16].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Natalia Tena^[17].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Sharon Small^[18].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Victoria Smurfit^[19].
• About a Boy's cast member is recorded as Augustus Prew^[20].
• About a Boy's producer is recorded as Jane Rosenthal^[21].
• About a Boy's producer is recorded as Robert De Niro^[22].
• About a Boy's producer is recorded as Tim Bevan^[23].
• About a Boy's producer is recorded as Eric Fellner^[24].
• About a Boy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176441540^[25].
• About a Boy's GND ID is recorded as 1032495693^[26].
• About a Boy's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002047321^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jane Rosenthal^[21], Robert De Niro^[22], Tim Bevan^[23], and Eric Fellner^[24]. Directors include Chris Weitz^[4] and Paul Weitz^[5]. About a Boy's screenwriter is recorded as Peter Hedges^[6]. Cast members include Hugh Grant^[13], Nicholas Hoult^[14], Toni Collette^[15], Rachel Weisz^[16], Natalia Tena^[17], and Sharon Small^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2002-04-26T00:00:00Z^[28], +2002-08-22T00:00:00Z^[29], +2002-07-26T00:00:00Z^[30], and +2002-06-07T00:00:00Z^[31]. About a Boy's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include romantic comedy^[8], comedy drama^[9], film based on a novel^[10], and drama film^[11].

Subject and Themes

About a Boy's main subject is recorded as dysfunctional family^[33].

Reception

Reviews include 7.7/10^[34], 93%^[35], and 75/100^[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

About a Boy's after a work by is recorded as Nick Hornby^[37].

Why It Matters

About a Boy ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,236 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]